Ryan Zeferjahn

Ryan Joseph Zeferjahn...On Instagram: @ryanzeferjahn13..Named Red Sox Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month for May 2022...At University of Kansas, became first Jayhawk pitcher ever to record 100+ SO in consecutive seasons (100 SO in 2018 and 107 SO in 2019)...Voted to 2019 Baseball America College Baseball Preseason All-America team, becoming first Jayhawk in program history to receive the honor...Selected to 2018 All-Big 12 Second Team...Graduated from Seaman HS (Topeka, Kan.)...Named All-City First Team, All-Centennial League First Team and Topeka Pitcher of the Year...Originally signed by Red Sox scout Lane Decker.

2025

In first full Major League season, went 6-5 with a 4.74 ERA (57.0 IP - 30 ER) and 73 strikeouts in 62 games for the Angels...Led Halos bullpen with 17 holds...Had a 3.23 ERA (30.2 IP - 11 ER) in 33 home games vs. a 6.49 ERA (26.1 IP - 19 ER) in 29 road outings...Recorded first career save on April 1 at St. Louis after stranding an inherited runner and retiring both of his two batters faced in the 11th inning...Also earned a two-inning save on June 25 vs. Boston...In the first half, went 5-3 with a 5.66 ERA (35.0 IP - 22 ER), but posted a 1-2 record and 3.27 ERA (22.0 IP - 8 ER) in the second half...Held right-handed batters to a .216 average (25/116) and .782 OPS on the season...Made first career start July 18 at Philadelphia as an opener (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO)...Missed 15 games on the injured list from Sept. 6-22 with right knee tendinitis.

2024

Began year in Boston organization with Double-A Portland, and pitched 13.2 innings without allowing an earned run across seven appearances before being promoted to Triple-A Worcester on May 7...Made 18 appearances for WooSox and converted four of five save opportunities...On July 30, was traded by Red Sox with INF Niko Kavadas, OF Matthew Lugo and RHP Yeferson Vargas to the Angels in exchange for RHP Luis Garcia and was assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake...After five games with Bees, had contract selected by Angels on Aug. 23 and made Major League debut on Aug. 25 at Toronto (1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO)...Recorded first career strikeout on first career pitch after inheriting a 2-2 count vs. Ernie Clement when Matt Moore exited the game with an injury...Did not allow a run in eight straight outings from Aug. 27 to Sept. 18 (11.2 IP).

2023

Split the season between Single-A Salem and Double-A Portland...Tossed three scoreless innings over two games in Salem...Promoted to Portland on 5/3...Led Portland with 14.23 SO/9.0 IP (68 SO/43.0 IP) (min. 40 inn.).